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And not just mobile advertising, but\u00a0a whole range of mobile options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mobile advertising using Google AdWords<\/li>\n<li>Responsive website design &#8211; smartphone viewing capability<\/li>\n<li>Location specificity in your content<\/li>\n<li>Pricing strategies to combat showrooming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To fully understand Google&#8217;s focus on the mobile space, make sure to review <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themobileplaybook.com\" target=\"_blank\">Google&#8217;s new Mobile Playbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does Google consider the implementation of showing your AdWords ads in the mobile space important, but it considers having a mobile responsive website important to place organically. 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